Bookshelf

So many friends live side by side Here on my bookshelf Sweet stature and pride To help me conquer self. Over the years a growing pile Loitering patiently Anxious to prime fine style Swiftly and most surely. My mental diet of food for thought Is a daily intake Authored by minds that plot Feelings and thinking breaks. So many clever minds live here In pages that reveal Finesse and fond good cheer That fund such grand appeal. Grace and blessings live with sure poise To hoist my fragrant days With consistent sure voice To fling fine writes my way. I simply sit right here and pun The wit and rhymes that spark With conspicuous bright fun That lights the unknown dark. Day after day, deep company Helps steer my sanity Warmly, briskly, surely With wordplay intensely. Night after night, I seek new light To help me write new lines That align precious sight Beyond that old grapevine. Who can be lonely here my dear When candid minds befriend With lovely thoughts sincere That touch and thrill and tend. Leon Enriquez 01 August 2014 Singapore